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Primary Source Activities
New Year Sentiment Card
Author: Matthew Thomas
Grade(s): 9
Description
Allow students, in groups or individually, to examine the primary source linked under Resources to the right, while answering the questions below in order. The questions are designed to guide students into a deeper analysis of the source and sharpen associated cognitive skills.Level I: Description
1. Who is the author of the document?
2. What is the topic of the document? Level II: Interpretation
1. How do you describe the language used in the document?
2. Why do you think this document was created?
3. When do you think this document was created? Level III: Analysis
1. What does the content of the document tell you about its author?
2. Who do you think is the audience for this document?
Standards
- History 9-10, Benchmark B: Explain the social, political and economic effects of industrialization.
- Indicator: Grade 10, GLI 1. Explain the effects of industrialization in the United States in the 19th century including: e. The emergence of a middle class and its impact on leisure, art, music, literature and other aspects of culture.
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